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As home oxygen
therapy has grown, so have the number of burn injuries involving portable
oxygen equipment. These injuries typically happen when a smoker brings a
match or lighter too close to the concentrated oxygen in the mask, cannula or
tubing connected to their oxygen tank. The resulting explosion burns the
facial area and usually causes even further damage to the lungs.
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All too often,
oxygen-dependent smokers are unable to give up the habit which likely
contributed to their illness. If confined to their home, they frequently persuade sympathetic friends and relatives
to make smoking materials available, despite the danger involved.
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When they leave
their homes, smokers who depend on portable oxygen tanks should leave smoking
materials behind and not bring their risk of oxygen explosions into public
places, smoke-free or not.
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(Bridge) After smoking, what’s the most common
source of burns to older adults? .... It’s cooking.
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